Pros and Cons of Glass Cabinet Doors

Glass cabinet doors look great in kitchens! There are also different styles to choose from and you can add lighting! They have many pros to them but they are not for everyone. Here is a list of pros and cons to having glass cabinet doors.

Pros:

Stylish

Glass cabinet doors are very stylish and look fantastic. They give off a more open feel because you can see more in your kitchen. It allows you to decorate more than just your walls and your counter space. If you have many cabinets in your kitchen…so many that you don’t know what to do with, you should think about getting glass doors and using them to decorate. To add an extra feature, you can put lighting in your cabinets so that even when the door is closed you can see in it at all times. You can turn the lights off when you please but it doesn’t hurt to have some night lights when getting a midnight snack!

Create More Space

Since glass doors are perfect in a kitchen where there are many cabinets, you can take away that old china cabinet or hutch that takes up space in your dining room. You can keep your china in your kitchen but show it off with the glass doors and lighting. Maybe y

our hutch is filled with miscellaneous decorations that you could also put in your kitchen. This will help you create a more open space elsewhere and anything open will help you feel less stressed.

Easily Find Things

If you would like to have glass cabinet doors and actually utilize the cabinets, it will be much easier to find things. You won’t have to search very hard considering all you have to do is peer through the glass. This is also great if you have guests over often and they don’t know where anything is in your cabinets.

Cons:

Clean More Often

Unfortunately, with glass doors you will have to clean them more often. Since cabinets are used so frequently and our fingers create smudges, you will most likely get smudges on your doors. This can easily be taken away with glass cleaners, preferably without ammonia.

Clutter

If you need every cabinet in your kitchen because there isn’t enough cabinet space then you might not want to show off what’s inside your cabinets. Between all of the oddly spaced pans and dishes, it is hard to nicely stack everything. Normally those cabinets tend to look like a tornado went off and perhaps showing that off to all of your guests would not be something you enjoy. You can always get around this by only putting glass doors on cabinets that house glasses, plates, or anything else that can be neatly stacked.

Hopefully this will help you decide whether or not glass cabinet doors would be best in your kitchen. Creation Cabinetry has been around for over 30 years and has very knowledgeable designers. Feel free to reach out at any time with questions about what should or shouldn’t go into your kitchen.

When it comes to fine cabinetry, routine care is important to know. We use Becker Acroma topcoat that offers the highest protection to your cabinetry, it provides superior chemical and common kitchen stain resistance while maintaining color and shine.

Dampen a soft, non-abrasive cloth and wipe entire exterior surface of cabinetry and dry with a soft cloth. Never use a wet cloth that allows water to run down the cabinetry and always dry cabinetry immediately if water is spilled onto the surface of your cabinetry.

When caring for your cabinetry be sure not to use abrasive cleansers, ammonia or any other type of harsh chemical. These cleaning agents, they may cause discoloration, scratching, marring and dulling of the finish. We also discourage use of furniture polishes and waxes on finished cabinetry. Due to the silicone found in most furniture polishes, they alter the original shine level and may leave a film on the surface that attracts dust and dirt, these polishes may also cause an irregular or blotchy appearance because they are unable to stand up to many common kitchen stains.

Creation Cabinetry has been creating and maintaining custom cabinetry locally for over 30 years so when it comes to our customers we take pride in knowing that they have a product they will love for years to come.

Creation Cabinetry specializes in building custom cabinetry for homeowners in Berks County, Lancaster County, Schuylkill County, and the surrounding areas in Eastern Pennsylvania. Having said that, we have an abundance of experience in the field and have come to learn which kitchen amenities are popular and which are not.

With that in mind, here are some of the more popular/useful gadgets that people tend to select when having their new, custom kitchen cabinetry designed and installed.

1. Pot Filler

Pot fillers are truly one of those amenities that you may not realize you want need until you have one installed in your home. This is especially true if your family enjoys pasta on a regular basis, as filling up a large pot with water and transferring it from the sink to the stove could become troublesome.

If you have a large family, enjoy cooking, or just hate traipsing around the kitchen, a pot filler may be in order.

2. LED Lighting

As mentioned in last week’s blog, LED lighting offers a great deal of benefits in the kitchen. LED lights have long lifespans, stay relatively cool, and, most importantly, throw off a tremendous amount of light.

If your kitchen lighting is less than ideal, under cabinet lighting can be an excellent way to improve your cooking experience!

3. Blind Corner Pullouts

If you’ve ever operated in a kitchen that has blind corner storage, you’re well aware of the struggles that accompany it. However, instead of digging around in the depths of the dark cabinet, you could simply have a blind corner pullout installed. The intelligent design will do all of the work for you, making your life exponentially easier.

Finding rarely used cooking items doesn’t have to be a challenge, which is why you should consider blind corner pullouts for your kitchen cabinetry.

4. Wireless Charging Stations

Wireless charging is slowly becoming the norm when it comes to juicing up your technology, both at home and in the workplace. The advantages are obvious: less clutter, more range, and ease of use. Having the ability to simply drop your phone on top of a charging area is undoubtedly easier than finding your charger, plugging it in, and working around the wire. For more information on wireless charging and how it works, feel free to check out this blog entry from awhile back.

5. Planning Center

Having a dedicated planning center can go a long way in terms of staying on top of your commitments. The two most popular options among homeowners who decide to spring for the planning center are white boards and cork boards – both of which have advantages and disadvantages.

The white boards allow you to write out important dates, lists, and messages for family members. On the other hand, the cork board allows you to pin documents, coupons, and photos. Both options are fine, and both can be kept completely out of sight.

If you’re in the midst of planning a kitchen remodel or would like to enquire about having these amenities installed in your existing kitchen, feel free to give us a call at (610) 562-4700. We can also be reached via email at CreationCabs@Verizon.net.

I am always disappointed when I’m on-line or in a big box store and I see either 10′ x 10 ‘ or linear foot pricing. I know that it is a great way to get potential customer attention, but you need to understand just how misleading this type of pricing can be and why it is just another marketing ploy. It is just like the marketing you will see for 50% off cabinetry sales. Always ask 50% off of what?, because almost all cabinetry is sold at 50% off the MSRP pricing.

When you see advertising like this you might think that cabinetry is priced by the foot. This is incorrect. So the first thing you need to know is what exactly does that 10′ x 10″ pricing includes and how those items would fit into your kitchen design. What you will come to find is that there are too many variables in any kitchen to establish a per foot price. Cabinets are always priced according to the materials that is used, the size, width, height and depth, accessories included, type of finish used, door style etc.

Here is why a linear foot price should never be considered.

Take a three foot section of kitchen space and let see how using different cabinets to fill that space effects the pricing.

Option 1 ) A single 36″ sink base cabinet with 2 doors and a false drawer, no shelf. Since most sink cabinets are placed under a window there are no additional cabinets needed to fill that 3′ space. This is the least costly way to fill the space. You can figure some where around $350.00 for this cabinet.

Option 2) Two 18′ wide base cabinets that are 24″ deep and 34.5″ high and two wall cabinets 18″ wide x 30″ tall and 12″ deep. These cabinets will fill that same 3′ of space. If you make one of those base cabinets a 3 drawer unit and put a cutlery drawer and two roll out shelves to the other base cabinet and then add a spice rack to one of the upper cabinets and a glass front to the other upper cabinet That same 3′ of space now cost some where around $1200.00 or more than 3x as much as option 1.

Option 3 ) Lets say you need pantry space so you decide to fill that 3″ of space with a 36″ wide x 84″ tall x 24″ deep pantry cabinet with a wire pull out pantry insert, and then you add crown molding to the top of the cabinet to give it a more finished look. Now you are looking at some where around $1750.00 or more than 5X as much as option 1.

There are thousands and thousands of options that are available to you and every space is unique in how it can best be configured to meet your individual needs. I hope you can see how the three options I used meet three drastically different needs. So if someone mentions, or you see linear footage pricing in an advertisement, please be aware that it is far from being what your final pricing will end up being.

So how much will your kitchen remodel cost? To arrive at an accurate price you will need to meet with a professional and spend some time figuring out the quality of the cabinets you want to use, add the accessories and the details and then you can arrive at a true price for the job.

Maybe you just want to get an idea of what your space might cost. In that case, you can search online at www.houzz.com or remodelers magazine cost versus value reports. These studies show that the average home owner invest somewhere around $10,000 to $15,000 or more for the AVERAGE in cabinetry purchases.

In a nut shell – don’t pay any attention to linear pricing it is very misleading. Instead seek help from an experienced kitchen designer who can walk you through the process to arrive at the right fit at a fair price.

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